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Cannes Film Shows Barbie Capturing Moulin, Brutal Interrogation

5/17/2026

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In László Nemes’s Cannes film, Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie captures resistance leader Jean Moulin, played by Gilles Lellouche, who refuses to reveal the Allied invasion.
Lars Eidinger portrays Barbie, delivering a brutal interrogation with mock executions and electric shocks that critics say heightens the film’s procedural focus.
Sepia-subdued production design evokes period photographs, prompting reviewers to note that the mainstream drama surprised Cannes audiences while recalling earlier portrayals of Barbie.

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Story summary

In László Nemes’s Cannes film, Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie captures resistance leader Jean Moulin, played by Gilles Lellouche, who refuses to reveal the Allied invasion.
Lars Eidinger portrays Barbie, delivering a brutal interrogation with mock executions and electric shocks that critics say heightens the film’s procedural focus.
Sepia-subdued production design evokes period photographs, prompting reviewers to note that the mainstream drama surprised Cannes audiences while recalling earlier portrayals of Barbie.